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Eight major tech firms — including Facebook, Google and Microsoft — issued an open letter to President Obama calling for stricter rules regarding government surveillance of the internet. They’ve also been lobbying extensively on the issue.

SOPA is still warm in the grave, but here comes CISPA, a bill that would mean corporations could turn over info about their users to law enforcement without a court order. Privacy advocates are outraged and trying to stir up support before next week’s House vote. Companies lobbying on the bill have given lots of money to its original sponsor, Republican Rep. Mike Rogers.

During the 2008 election cycle, President Barack Obama enjoyed high approval ratings in electorally influential states such as New York and California — states whose residents also significantly contributed to his campaign. However, as the 2012 presidential campaign enters the third quarter, Obama’s approval ratings in these states have gone done. This could negatively affect his fund-raising.

The White House has a new online platform that aims to streamline government petitions. Called “We the People”, the crowd-sourcing network allows individuals to create petitions calling for government action on issues.

The co-chairs of the 12-member supercommittee charged with chopping $1.5 trillion from the nation’s debt have chosen Mark Prater, the chief tax lawyer for the Senate Finance Committee, as the new group’s staff director.

According to research by the Center for Responsive Politics, Schultz, along with his wife, Sheri, has donated $183,650 to federal candidates and political committees since the 1994 election cycle when he made his first known donation. Of that sum, 95 percent has benefited Democrats, including $100,000 to the Democratic National Committee.

In late January, first-term Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) called on the Interior Department to allow a regulated wolf hunt in Montana. A few days later, he urged Taco Bell to use Montana beef in its restaurants. In between, Tester introduced S. 219, the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act. The measure would require senators and U.S. Senate candidates to file their campaign finance reports with the Federal Election Commission — electronically.

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